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[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Dear members,
Just turned the group Public again. Saves Margaret and I a bit of work as we no longer need to log in to accept joining requests.
(A Private Group means people have to ask to join. A Public Group means people can join without approval).

I went 'by request only' a few years back to have a bit more control over spammers.

Decided to risk it again.

Now we are public again, (unless GR has changed since we went Private) your two or three most recent comments in group will show up on your profile timeline.
This is not a group setting this is a Goodreads setting.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Ahhhh, I wondered why I had less emails this morning. :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Good riddance to those Request notifications. Haha. :)
Not like I could turn them off either. Had to know when Requests were there waiting for approval.

[happy]

Terri wrote: "Dear members,
Just turned the group Public again. Saves Margaret and I a bit of work as we no longer need to log in to accept joining requests.
(A Private Group means people have to ask to join. A ..."

I hope it works better this time :)

FWIW, having spent a couple of yrs in Japan as a young man, I would like to see more Asia centric HF also.

For that matter, I would like to read more centered in the Holy Roman Empire and points east

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Maybe we need a thread where people can leave suggestions for non Western-centric historical fiction reads?

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

We have some Asia threads in our Era Folders.
Please, if anyone thinks I have not given a thread to an Asian era where there is enough books to justify it, let me know and I'll include it. I'd love to see a light shone on Asia centric HF. That can only be a positive thing.

This means India as well. The books don't have to be written by Westerners.

[Alice]

If anyone is interested, there's a list called History Through Novels: Pre-1900s China, and I voted for 17 books:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/user_v...

[Alice]

May wrote: "Any idea where we can find one to purchase? I think it is glorious!!"

May, Ace, I've asked Jason on your behalf and he says the best way is for you to contact the sales representative at Penguin China direct. His name is Freddie Zhang and his email address is:
Freddie.Zhang@penguinrandomhouse.cn.com

[May]

Ooooh, I will do this !! Thank you!!

[Jane]

Terri wrote: "Tamara wrote: "Is it possible that male authors in the U.S. don't write ancient historical fiction to the same degree that female authors do? In other words, do we know if they are writing but just..."

Anyone using initials for first & middle names is always ambiguous and I can never tell what sex they are.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

That's true.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I'm off on holiday to London tomorrow, so won't be around for a couple of weeks.

Please try not to terrorise Terri. :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hehe. Let 'em try!
...but seriously..meep..don't terrorise me. It's not nice. :-D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Have a wonderful holiday. Wish I could join you.
We'll all be here when you get back waiting to hear how it went.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I'm sure I'll have lots to tell. :D

[Dawn]

Nice Margaret, have an awesome time.

[Alice]

Have a great vacation Margaret! Look forward to hearing your ventures in London :)

[Lia]

Hello all, just a quick stop to say Hi!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I hear that the Brits are waiting for her arrival so they can toss her into the Tower.

[Alice]

Uh oh :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Thanks guys. It's going to be a busy time. I've got friends from Wales coming up the first weekend. Then next Wednesday a friend from Bristol arrives to spend 5 days with me. This is without catching up with a few friends who actually live in London.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I arrive on Thursday.

Friday I'm planning on walking to Southwark and environs.

Saturday I'm going to an exhibition at the Tate Britain.

Sunday I'm off to the Tower. :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Haha. When you get out of the Tower, let us know what gruel really tastes like. :)

I can never remember how to pronounce Southwark. I had an ancestor come from there. I mentioned it to my Pommie tiler and he said it's pronounced Sow ork. Or something like that.

[happy]

Have a nice time in London Margaret!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Terri wrote: "Haha. When you get out of the Tower, let us know what gruel really tastes like. :)

I can never remember how to pronounce Southwark. I had an ancestor come from there. I mentioned it to my Pommie t..."

Southwark, confusingly, is pronouced Suth-ick. *grins* You can always tell the tourists, they pronounce it phonetically.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

happy wrote: "Have a nice time in London Margaret!"

I will, happy. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

That's what my tiler said. I knew I'd be saying it wrong when I said Southwark to him. He laughed at me and said don't say it like that to a Londoner, they'll know you're a tourist.
I thought, yeah, because the thick Aussie accent wouldn't give me away first.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I'm lucky, my accent is a blend of Aussie & Kiwi and I tend to sound English.

I don't get taken for a tourist, which is great. The fun thing is when tourists stop me to ask for directions. :D

Another pronunciation giveaway is Holborn. It's pronounced Ho-bin. :D

[Allison]

Terri wrote: "I hear that the Brits are waiting for her arrival so they can toss her into the Tower."

:D

[Allison]

Have a fabulous time, Margaret!!

I'm so jealous!!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Allie wrote: "Have a fabulous time, Margaret!!

I'm so jealous!!"

I will, Allie. :)

[Tamara]

Margaret wrote: "I arrive on Thursday.

Friday I'm planning on walking to Southwark and environs.

Saturday I'm going to an exhibition at the Tate Britain.

Sunday I'm off to the Tower. :D"

Enjoy the Tate, Margaret. It's got a beautiful Waterhouse painting of The Lady of Shalott. And they used to have a room in the corner with Blake's watercolors. I haven't been there in years. I'm sure you'll love it.
Safe travels.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I'm going early, Tamara, just to see that painting. It's one of my favourites. Along with Millais' "Ophelia", which they also have. :)

[Tamara]

Margaret wrote: "I'm going early, Tamara, just to see that painting. It's one of my favourites. Along with Millais' "Ophelia", which they also have. :)"

I'm so excited for you.
I haven't been able to take myself back to London since my mother died. There's so much of it I miss. But I just can't bring myself to go back there even though it's been over 15 years since her death.

[Marilyn]

I need only open my mouth and I'm pegged: I'm American.

[Andy]

Safe trip Margaret :D

*Lays out Beefeater uniform*

[Dawn]

Everyone usually assumes I'm American too.

[May]

Hi, Lia! A hello back at you!!

[Mark]

Enjoy your visit Margaret.

[Alice]

Margaret wrote: "I'm going early, Tamara, just to see that painting. It's one of my favourites. Along with Millais' "Ophelia", which they also have. :)"

I loved Millais' "Ophelia" painting! Arthur Rimbaud's poem "Ophelia" springs to mind.

[Andy]

Lia wrote: "Hello all, just a quick stop to say Hi!"

yes, where have you being hiding :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I don't see Lia's post. It has vanished.

Oh well, I'll say hi too. Hi Lia! :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh I see it now. Cripes, She posted while I was posting so I didn't see it.
Sorry Lia, that I missed your post. Looks like I was being rude.

[Ace]

I'm so lost in this thread.

Margaret have a fun and safe trip!

[Lia]

May wrote: "Hi, Lia! A hello back at you!!"

Thank you, May!

[Lia]

Andy wrote: "Lia wrote: "Hello all, just a quick stop to say Hi!"

yes, where have you being hiding :)"

I went to parallel universe. Took a while to find my way back. :D

[Lia]

Terri wrote: "Oh I see it now. Cripes, She posted while I was posting so I didn't see it.
Sorry Lia, that I missed your post. Looks like I was being rude."

Naaah! I didn't feel like you were being rude. Don't sweat it! :)

[Lia]

Have a nice trip Margaret.

[Renata]

Have a great time Margaret. I love the Tate. I've spent many happy days and hours there (used to be married to a guy from Wandsworth)...he wasn't into art, I was, it was my hang out in London when he was out with his mates ;) Enjoy and safe travels!

[Renata]

Margaret - please visit Whistler's Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Chelsea for me? Thx. When all is said and done, I suppose I'm still an expat Americanist when it comes to Art. Love the stories about lawsuits between Ruskin & Whistler - there is a great HF in there somewhere lol! Love the John Constables at the Tate too...that man could paint the English countryside like no one else...